Liquid measure



W. R. BROOKINS LIQUID MEASURE April 17, 1928. 1,666,085

Filed May 2, 1927 INVENTOR.

ATTO NEY.

Patented Apr. 17, 1928.

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WALTER R. BROOKINS, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO BROOKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

LIQUID MEASURE.

Application filed May 2,

My invention relates to a liquid measure and is an improvement on the type of dev1ce covered by the U. S. Patent 1,516,706 for improvement in liquid measures issued Nov. 25, 1924. Such devices must be approved by sealers of weights and measures. In all measures of this kind heretofore made, the means for insuring speedy and substantially complete drainage has been a funnel shaped bottom with a central outlet or a flat bottom mounted in an angular position.

Such devices are awkward to handle, expensive to make, and do not completely drain the measure under ordinary conditions of use.

It is the natural habit for the user of one of these devices to allow'it to slope or tilt downwardly at the front so that complete and speedy drainage is not always assured.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a liquid measure having such a bottom that the measuring device when held in the ordinary manner will be completely and speedily drained even if the device is allowedto tilt by gravity in the hand of the user.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bottom for a measuring device which is very simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture. The bottom being struck up from a single piece of sheet metal, the measure is kept light and easy to handle. This is characteristic of these devices made under the former patent and this advantage is not sacrificed.

In the particular-embodiment of my invention selected forillustration,

Figure 1 is a vertical axial section thru the device from back to front,

Fig. 2, is a top plan view of the bottom only, and

Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings, the measure A has a conical side wall a having a pouring lip a Soldered to the inner side wall a and spaced from the bottom of said measure is the bottom B. The bottom B is otherwise rigidly secured to the back of the device near the'top in the usual pos1t1on to 1927. Serial No. 188,246.

facilitate handling of the measure. Secured to the flange b of the bottom B is the discharge elbow 8. Connected with and forming a continuation of said elbow s is a flexible metal tube S provided for delivery of the liquid measured. The tube S may be held in upright position by means of a hook when not in use.

Discharge thru the opening is controlled by an upwardly opening valve a of any suitable construction. An elbowed lever arm a is secured at one of its ends to the top of the valve a and is pivoted to a sup porting bracket-a by pivot pin a Pivoted to the other end of the lever a at a is a push rod (1 which passes thru the supporting guides a and a soldered to the wall aassuaa T a. On the top of the rod a is a button a.

secured within said side wall and spaced above the bottom thereof, an eccentrically placed outlet in said bottom near its front. said bottom sloping downwardly in all directions toward said outlet. a flexible metal discharge spout connected to said bottom underneath said outlet. a valve normally closing said outlet, a lever pivotally mounted between its ends on said bottom, said valve secured to one end of said lever, a push rod pivotally secured to the other end of said lever, guide means secured to the inner surface of said side wall slidably supporting said push rod, and means for holding said rod in raised position normally closing said valve. a

2. A liquid measure having in combina-v tion, a side wall'and a handle secured to the outer surface of the side wall at the back near the top thereof, a bottom formed of a single piece of sheet metal horizontally secured within saidside wall and spaced above the bottom thereof, an eccentrically placed outlet in said bottom near its front, a. de

pendingflange on said outlet, said bottom sloping downwardly in all directions toward said outlet, a flexible metal discharge spout connectedto said botom underneath said outlet, a valve normallyclosi ng said outlet, a

lever pivotally mounted between its ends on said bottom; said valve secured to one end tion, a side wall and a handle secured to the outer surface of the side wall at the back near the, top thereof, a bottom horizontally wee s secured within said side wall and spaced above the bottom thereof, an eccentrically placed outlet in said bottom near its front,

said bottom sloping downwardly in all directions toward said outlet, a flexible metal discharge spout connected to said bottom underneath said outlet, a valve normally closing said outlet, means for opening and closing said valve, a guide rod pivotally secured to said opening and closing means, guide means for said push rod and means for holdin'g said rod in raised position normally closing said valve.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WALTER R. BROOKINS. 

